This is becoming a strange trend. The Italian island of Sicily announced its intention to help pay for vacations once we're traveling again. So did Japan—but only sort of, since the country won't promise the deal will still be valid by the time the border fully reopens.
Now fun-in-the-sun giant Cancún is following in their footsteps: The city's private sector is making overtures to underwrite v...

American travelers are finding that the rest of the world doesn't trust them to be coronavirus-free.
Several European countries now insist on seeing fresh results of a Covid-19 test before admitting visitors. And now, for the first time, an American state will demand a test result from other Americans.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced that as of Friday, June 5, visitors to his state from ...

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Las Vegas casino hotels are back in business—but that doesn't mean business is good.
Returning casinos have been dealt a potentially losing hand: Health measures have taken away buffets, shows, and free-flowing booze.
Signs of desperation are everywhere.
Parking used to be one of the most reliable perks at the casinos, but in recent years, owners got greedy and brought in charges. Follow...

In April, the Centers for Disease Control extended a ban on large cruise ships calling on U.S. ports that is slated to expire in July. When the agency did that, it sent a strong message to cruise line operators: Get your safety protocols together or we may extend the ban again.
In the intervening two months, Norwegian Cruise Line has flirted with bankruptcy and faced investigation for deceptive...

Imagine if Gov. Andrew Cuomo were to meet with the New York State Legislature to propose a special relationship that only applied to New York State and France.
"Because the Empire State and the great country of France have a shared level of sophistication, a shared love of good food and wine, and similar political leanings, we are going to make it easier for French citizens to visit New York," ...

Like our nation's highway system, airlines play a vital role in knitting together the country, allowing for commerce as well as travel between the states.
That's why the federal government's airline bailout was contingent on the carriers promising to maintain service to American airports big and small.
But there was a loophole: Airlines were given the right to petition the government to drop...

Nearly a month ago, Frontier Airlines announced that it would be the first U.S. airline to screen passengers for high temperatures. Several weeks have gone by, but on June 1, the budget airline's policy finally goes into effect.
Now customers will be scanned with a touchless thermometer, and anyone whose body temperature exceeds 100.7°F (38.1°C) will not be permitted to board.
Checking tempe...

Americans who visited a U.S. national park in recent years might have learned something surprising: Though the parks are America’s greatest treasures, it is foreign visitors who seem to treasure them most.
At the Grand Canyon, Acadia, Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, or one of the other top parks, you were as likely to overhear conversations in German, French, or Mandarin as in English.
For obvious r...

If you've visited Cyprus, you know that it's the local custom for some Cypriots to greet everyone, whether they know them or not, with a friendly smile and a "Ya Su." Though that's usually translated as "hello," the real meaning is, "I wish you good health."
So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the Republic of Cyprus is trying to kick-start its tourism industry by promising to work for the h...